•• I'm a frickin' moron! ••

Okay, back in the day I was a pretty technologically savvy gal. I could fix slightly complex problems on computers, I was the go-to-girl for programming the VCR, I could make a basic website from scratch with html code, etc. Well, I have apparently become obsolete in a few short years. It just took me like three hours to change the template on my blog. I tried ten different template websites and couldn't get anything to work. I finally found one that did, but my widgets (which I had to look up see what the heck a widget was) somehow changed their titles to Spanish! And to cap off my inadequacy, I had to call my mom to ask how to get the DVD to play on their TV! What happened to me? -Sigh- So I was going to do a little more updating on the ol' blog (work has been crazy busy the last month or so because we had a huge filing deadline and our other paralegal left to have a baby--her replace just started this week and the deadline is past, so it should be easing up now), but it looks like it will have to wait...

•• Finally, a picture! ••

Okay, so Sam's birthday was in September. My normally abysmal photo taking has been even worse the last few months: I've been shockingly negligent and I vow to take more pictures so Sam doesn't get a complex when she's older. Anywho, I've been meaning to put a pic up for a while and I like this one: Sam is showing what a monkey does (though the picture doesn't capture her accompanying monkey sounds) and I get to show off my mad cake decorating skills. I didn't attempt any words and thus avoided a repeat of the Great Cake Debacle of '06.

•• 15 Favorite Things ••

Okay, so it's been over a month since Tasha tagged me, but here goes (better late than never):

1. Books - I know this is a little broad, but I just love to read. I guess I could narrow it down a little: I generally prefer fiction over nonfiction, and I don't like unhappy endings. Some of my faves are the Harry Potter series, the Anne of Green Gables series, and the original Dragonlance trilogy. I'm always open for new reading suggestions!

2. Dark Chocolate - Mmm...I've become sort of a chocolate snob lately and I'm having a hard time eating some milk chocolate. Even things like M&Ms I don't really care for (except the dark chocolate ones). My best quick fix at the moment is the plain old Dove dark chocolates.

3. Chuck - If you haven't seen this show yet, you have to watch it. (It's on NBC. Though with the %@*! writers' strike, who knows when we'll get new episodes). It totally cracks me up. I think I have a thing for geeks, though I totally don't think Zachary Levi could ever be a geek in really life. But all the characters are so dang funny!

4. The Office - I have a Dwight bobblehead on my desk at work. (Thank you Jen!) If you know what I'm talking about, you get my love for the Office. If you're going "Huh?", I just can't explain it.

5. Eating out - again, I should narrow this down, but I can't. I just love eating out. Good food, chatting with whoever I came with, being waited on: it's just fun.

6. DVR - How did we live before this was invented? I can record my shows every week without worrying about the timer being set right on the VCR, then watch them after Sam and Jim have gone to bed and forward through all the commercials. And I love Jim, but the man is a TV hog - which I guess just means he's a man. And we don't really like the same shows. With DVR I actually get to watch my shows!

7. allrecipes.com - I love to cook, but I'm not very good at it and I need help. I love the organization on this site and the sheer volume of recipes. But the best part is the ratings and comments on every recipe, so I can go through and everyone else has already tweaked the recipe for me to make it better!

8. jewelry - I've always been a jewelry freak on and off in my life, and it's definitely on right now. Sparkly stuff, dangly earrings, big chunky rings and bracelets: I can't get enough!

9. Disney Princesses - Sam is obsessed with princesses in general and most of all with Cinderella. I think it's so funny and cute that she constantly runs around in her Cinderella dress and "glass slippers", dancing with the prince (me), getting her dress made in her "garden" by the fairy godmother (me with some improvised magic wand), stealing the key to her room from her stepmother's (me) pocket.

10. Zits and Dilbert - I need my daily comics fix, and these are my two favorites.

11. Hobby Lobby - A huge store full of every knickknack and home decor item imaginable, usually at 50% off. Need I say more?

12. Holidays - Decorating, making goodies, parties. I just like holidays in general.

13. Firefly/Serenity - The TV show/movie by Joss Whedon. I didn't discover these until recently (the TV show was on in 2002 and the movie came out in 2005), but I am now a devoted fan. An awesome show like this get cancelled because the network execs won't market it right, but "Watching Paint Dry with the Stars" and every other inane reality show imaginable gets eaten up by the brainless masses. No that I have strong opinions on the subject...

14. Garlic - I've been cooking with it a lot lately, and I love it! I should be free from vampires (and anyone wanting to come within 5 feet of me).

15. Dr. Pepper - Liquid of the Gods. Not diet, not from the fountain. Just sweet, delicious, brain-awakening Dr. Pepper from the can or bottle.

Whew! Since I don't think Britt or Brooke have answered Tasha's tag for this yet, I'll tag them both again!